Interested in seeing a holiday train garden this season? Harford County is home to several train gardens and there are many more throughout the region. The website Grandpa’s Holiday Train Garden Page for 2013 features an extensive listing of train garden locations and hours. Click here to see the full list: http://www.wvmgrs.org/TrainGardens.htm. I’m including the details about nearby train gardens below:

Christopher’s Train Garden, Broom’s Bloom Ice Cream and Dairy Store, 1700 South Fountain Green Road (MD 543), Bel Air, MD. Train garden displayed in memory of Christopher Cooper by his family and friends. See the Ocean City Boardwalk, complete with an operating model roller coaster, rides and many other favorite OC attractions. Come experience the magic of the Polar Express. Enjoy trains of all sizes as they circle in and around models of local favorites such as Bel Air’s Main Street, Brooms Bloom Dairy Farm and Annie’s Playground. Feel the holiday spirit with the Dickens and Christmas Villages along with lots of animation including skiers, snowboarders, ice skaters and much more. There is a play area for children with a train table and an area to color, read stories and write letters to Santa. November 24 through December 29. Wednesday to Sunday Noon – 8pm. Santa will visit Saturday’s and Sunday’s 12-2pm at which time there will also be cookie decorating. 410-399-COWS, www.bbdairy.com

Historical Society of Harford County, North Main Street (at the corner of Main and Gordon Streets), Bel Air, MD. Model Train Show, working model trains from the Harford Modular Model Railroad Group. November 16 through December 15. Fridays 4pm – 8pm, Saturdays Noon – 7pm, Sundays Noon – 4pm. The closing time is when people will no longer be allowed in. If you are already inside, you will have about another hour to look around. 410-838-7691, www.harfordhistory.net

Jacksonville Senior Center, 3605A Sweet Air Road, Phoenix, MD. The Jacksonville Train Garden has expanded this year and will feature Ocean City and Washington DC, the modeled home of our raffle winner, in addition to our many new community landmarks. The garden will take up the entire room, is free to the public, and will be enjoyed by all ages. December 15 11am – 4pm (Santa will be there!), December 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26, 27, 31 10am – 2pm, December 18, 30 Noon – 8pm. 410-887-8208, www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/aging/centers/jacksonville.html

Perryville Railway Museum, Perryville MARC Train Station, 650 Broad Street, Perryville, MD. The museum features railroad pictures and memorabilia from different time periods of Perryville history. There is a model train layout showing how the tracks for both Norfolk Southern and Amtrak run through Perryville. Sundays year-round Noon – 4pm.www.perryvillemd.org